Description
Don’t Tread On Me Windsocks
Item: 60″ windsock featuring Gadsden Flag, Gadsden and Culpepper, Don’t Tread On Me, Marines Flag, and also recently used as the Tea Party Flag.
- Made of Polyester
- Yellow background color with black imprint of Gadsden Flag
- High quality
- Ready to hang indoor or outdoor
- Fade resistant
- Features the popular saying, “Don’t Tread on Me”
About Gadsden Flag:
The Gadsden flag is a historical American flag with a yellow field depicting a rattlesnake coiled and ready to strike. Positioned below the rattlesnake are the words “Dont tread on me”. The flag is named after American general and statesman Christopher Gadsden, who designed it in 1775 during the American revolution. It was also used by the Continental Marines as an early motto flag, along with the Moultrie Flag.
The timber rattlesnake and eastern diamondback rattlesnake both populate the geographical areas of the original thirteen colonies.When American colonies came to identify more with their own community and liberty than as vassals of the British empire, icons that were unique to the Americas became increasingly popular. The rattlesnake, like the bald eagle and American Indian, came to symbolize American ideals and society. As the American Revolution grew, the snake began to see more use as a symbol of the colonies.. Benjamin Franklin published an essay in the Pennsylvania Journal under the pseudonym American Guesser in which he suggested that the rattlesnake was a good symbol for the American spirit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_flag).
